Paper clip or fastener.



No. 878,497. PATENTED FEB. 11, 1908.

G. R. BLBAKNBY. PAPER CLIP OR FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.13. 1907.

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GHARLESR. BLRKKNELQOF SIDNEY, SE30v PAPER CLIP OR FASTENER.

To ollwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CnAnLns R. BLE.-\K NEY, a citizen of the United States. residing at Sidney, in the. county of Shelby and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper ()lips or l astein' ers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the panying drawing.

This inventioni'e es to an im novernent in paper clips or fa eners, nd has for its object the improven at of t construction of a sheet-metal pap. clip which is pro Vided with means for preventing independent pivotal movement of the clip upon a. sheet or sheets of )aper, or any analogous material,- or when the clip is grasped by the user, of any pivotal movement of the sheet or sheets upon said clip.

Another object of the invention is the constru'ction' of a paper clip provided with a -)luralitv of icnelratine mints or ton ucs upon one portion thereof, and upon the other portion with caps or hoods and a reinforcing rib.

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangennmts of parts, as will he hereinzdter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an enlarged -)lan View of a paper clip or fastener stamped iron] 9. single sheet of material and shown in an unfolded position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged, perspective view of a paper clip or fastener constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. I; is an enlarged top plan view of the clip. Fig. 4 is an enlarged, lon gitudinal, vertical sectional view of my im proved clip or fastener.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and .5 desig Hate the two portions of my clip, which are integrally connected by a reduced, central portion 3. It is to be noted that the. portions 1 and 2 are comparatively wide as compared with the central connecting portion 3.

preferably construct my clip or fastener by Stamping the same from a single piece or sheet of material. l pon the bottom portion 1 of the clip, there is formed a plurality of penetrating points or tongues l. l prelcrably provide a pair of these points, and they are substantially of an inverted V- shaped structure. The points or tongues are parallel to each other, and are. stamped Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 13.1E4'o7- Serial lilo. 362.223.

Patantod Feb. 11, 19053.

g from the portion 1 intermediate the edges thereot. Owing to the \f-slutped structure. l ol each ol' the wants or tongues thm an be i .i

quickly forced through a sheet or sheets of paper or analog-ins material.

the upper portion 3, and prei'eralil r in such position as will place the some above the points or ti'ingues 4, when the blank shown 11] Fig. l is folded, as in Fig. 2. These caps or hoods :3 are strnch np from the body of the portion 2, and when portions l anl 3 are folded and pressed together. the upper ends of the points or t ngues will enter the caps or hoods, whereby said caps or hoods 5 will act as a look lor preventing: rlispgg f tions 1 and 2, and will also prevent the lingers ol the operator from coming in con-- tact with the points or tongues.

Owing to the fact that itis desirable to form the clip or fastener l'roni sheet-metnl of sullicienl pliabiliiy as to permit the some to be easily l'olded, it is of importance and desirable to reinl'orce the portion 12, upon which are l'ormcd the caps or hoods 5, and [accomplish this reinforcing by forming a curved transverse rih (5. From practical experience, i have found that this rib materially reinforces the portion J and also providesn roughened snrl'ace that is engaged by the. hands, n'elerahlv a linger. and \rhiih tacili- [ates the placing); of the clip in any desired position, particularly upon a lltll or sheets ol' paper or analogous nuderial. ll reason of the curved structure of the reinforcing iii) (3, a greater hearing lace is prm'iiletl, to be engaged by the linger. than it said rih was ol a straight structure. Furthermore, the curved, reinforcing rib 6, together with the hoods or cups 5, forms. a iochct, as at 7, above the horizontal plane in which the upper surface of the portion 3 is formed, \ihercby when the operator grasps the clip, a porlion ol' the linger is placed between the caps or hoods 5 and the reinforcing rib 1}. Other advantages could be enumerated for the reinlorein; rib h. it is to be noted that svnehronous-1y with the stamping oi the penetrating points or tongues i, the aps or hoods 5 and the reinforcing rib are struck-up from the bod ol' the metal: said caps and rib being harmed intermediate the edges of portion 2.

An ordinary clip, provided only with a single penetrating point or tongue will permit a sheet or sheets of paper placed upon integral hoods or (ups 5 are formed upon a. sheet or sheets, if positioned b tween porof sheets carried by the tongue, wi the sheets to slip independently of each other and will not retain said sheets evenly together, and if there is only one sheet carried y the point or tongue,- the pivotal movement of said sheet will tear or enlarge the opening of the sheet throu h which the tongue extends, and eventually the sheet will be removed from said tongue. These disadvantages are obviated by my clip, as a sheet or sheets positioned between portions 1 and 2 i and u on tongues or points 4, will be pre- Venter from having any pivotal movement, independent of portions 1 and 2, and will also secure a plurality of sheets evenly together. Furthermore, the plurality of caps or hoods employed in my structure not only, act as a lock for the outer ends of the points or tongues 5, but also proteet'the hand of the user from becoming injured by contact with said points.

By forming and theprongs 4 on the other portion, it will be obvious that my fastener will easily slip over the paper, prior to clamping the por tions togetheras in Fig. 4; furthermore, by forming .the prongs upon one and the same portion, the other portion, provided with the "caps, is formed with a smooth, paper-engaging surface to receive such papers as are mtended to be fastened together, which would not be true if each portion was formed with a single prong, as the prongs would in thisinstance seriously interfere with the insertion ,or removal of the papers. In addition to the advantage oi formlng a smooth paperengaging surface upon the same portion with the plurality of caps in my structure, it will be noticed that by reason of this structure, .the fastener Wlll not occupy near as much space in aii'envelop when being sent through t e mail attached to papers, as would be the case if each portion was provided with a prong, as a prong upon each portion would materially increase the. thickness of the fas tener and cause the same to be so bulky as to injure the envelop in transit.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A paper clip or fastener, formed from a single piece of metal and provided with a plurality of endportions, a penetrating point formed upon one of said portions, a cap formed upon. the other portion opposite to said penetrating point, and a transverse rib struck up from said last mentioned portion contiguous to said cap and intermediate the edges of said portion, said rib formed back of the cap and contiguous to the narrowest part of the end portion, whereby a pocket is formed opening towards the front end of the clip.

2. A paper clip formed from a single piece.

. with a curved reinforcing rib formed thereon the caps 5 on the same. portion 1 ihiOllHt-dlzl e its edges. said caps and rib of the same height and roducing a roughened surface and a pocket, the pocket opening upon the front end of the clip.

3. A paper clip, comprising a plurality of portions, a plurality of penetrating points formed upon one of said portions, a plurality of caps struck-up from the other portion and normally positioned above said penetrating points, and a curved, transverse rib struckup from and intermediate the edges of said last-mentioned portion and having its ends terminate contiguous to said caps, whereby a pocket is formed upon said last-mentioned portion above its upper face.

In testimony whereof l hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' CHARLES R. BlJlGAliXltlY.

'Witncsses JAs. W ARI) Run, A. it. POLLOOK. 

